Pawtucket Man Charged With Child Trafficking: Cops

PAWTUCKET, RI — A Pawtucket man was charged with child trafficking, police said.

Brian Gonzalez, 21, was arrested on a charge of trafficking of a minor about 8:30 a.m. Thursday by the Rhode Island State Police Special Victims Unit with assistance from the state police Violent Fugitive Task Force, the state police said in a media release.

"The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Special Victims Unit," the release said.

Gonzalez was processed at state police headquarters and taken to Sixth District Court for arraignment, according to the release.

"Mr. Gonzalez was presented as a Superior Court Bail Violator and held on $50,000 with surety," the release said.

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